Photographer's Note

Like every year, from 1st of April onwards İstanbul has gotten an amazing colorfull dress.12 million tulips of 112 different shapes and colors are been planted on parks, streets etc etc.
It's like in the XVIth century, where the famous "tulipamania" was the main theme of İstanbul.
During those days, rare tulp bulbs was been dealed to tremendous prices.
And in 1962, this famous trip of tulips towards Holland was been symbolised in İstanbul.
Two trucks, carrying two coaches arrived in İstanbul and after a symbolic ceremony in the court of the famous Topkapı Palace, Dutch ambassador had taken the tulip bulbs and brought to Holland after a long trip through Europe.

On WS you can see those trucks. A capture I made in 1962 in b&w.

Here a group of white tulips taken again from a BEV (bettle eyes view) !

Merhaba Mesut
This is a wonderful display of Tulips here indeed. Your low point of view and the backlight makes this truly pleasant to look at.
Maybe a more open shutter would have helped to throw the background trees more out of focus?
happy easter
Daniel

Good afternoon.
An interesting and good text, information, and flowers with a description ...
Good time recording and contrast nicely demonstrated tulips, beautiful colors.
Good work and composition, beautiful tulips.
Nice afternoon and all the best for the weekend, good luck.
Paja.

Hello Mesut,
you captured perfectly the spirit of spring in this photo Mesut!
the low point of view creates great contrast of the white tulips against the sky and the tree on the right of picture,
very well done!
Regards,
Dimitris.

Hello Mesut,
This was cleverly done. You make the white tulips look like the largest ones I have ever seen, really like a forest of tulips. If I get in there I may never find my way out.
Kind regards,
Gert

Hi Mesut
Again I reminded of the national flag of some country in how you have composed this, green white and blue. The flowers look so soft and delicate, another fine example of the many species of this flower as you mentioned before. A beautiful play on the light here too, rising from darkness down low to the bright shimmering in the flower heads.
Thanks again
Noel

Hello Mesut,
You chose the best viewpoint I think to take these very pretty white tulips. There is lovely shadow detail and the colours are excellent. The darker base really helps the eye to concentrate on the lines of tulips.
A glorious spring picture - TFS.
Kind Regards, Ann

Hi Mesut
this may be my favorite out of the flower group so far :)
similar to the photo with the red tulips, but i think this one has better overall exposure and lighting.
pretty scene.
enjoy your day
craig

Hello Mesut!
Those white tulips are also so beautiful and I really like this picture too, with special regards to the chosen pov, composition and management of difficult light!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

I just love this upward viewpoint of the tulips. They look like choirboys singing heartily!
You have managed the light so well, lighting up the petals of the flowers and highlighting the top of the shrubs, in a difficult situation. There is a little lens flare but it adds to the whole lighting effect.

Hello Mesut,
Beautiful bed of white tulips. I like how you composed your photo, with a very low point of view, like if we were lying in the grass. Nice light management and sharpness.
Regards,
Delphine

Hello dear Mesut,
I like very much the graphical effect you've achieved with this simple and elegant composition. It's great to see how artistically you approached your theme, taking into consideration and exalting the very interesting lighting and chromatic contrasts. I like very much the interaction of luminous and dark parts, they are so well arranged in the frame. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great evening,
Ourania

Hello Mesut,
You found so many lovely tulip scenes to share with us. While I prefer the bright-colored ones, these white tulips are very beautiful. I like the low POV and the back-lighting. White flowers always look so delicate, and I like that you filled the frame from side to side with them.